All I can say about this chocolate walnut sheet cake, is that I almost ate it with a spoon straight from the pan. It's that good.

This blog is called Vintage Kitchen for the obvious reason: I love vintage cookbooks and recipes. Those written on cards drive me nuts, in a good way, especially when they have a side note.

Or cookbooks printed decades ago that have incredible recipes, some that are still as valid and good today as they were at that time. I like thinking what it would've been to come up with them, since gadgets and shortcuts were usually not available. Not to mention most of the ingredients we take for granted today. Sometimes not even electricity was common. Yet people managed to eat wonderful things. And relying on their own imagination. No blogs, no magazines, no nothing.

Since I started blogging, a bit over 7 months ago, I joined a bunch of groups. Some I cook with, some I bake with, others are about a theme or an ingredient, and so on. I needed to organize myself and make a file to list the recipes and deadlines. You see, I'm not a list person. I don't do lists and when I do, I don't remember to follow them.

But that debate apart, I realized I had very little space to do my own thing every week.

And since I have absolutely no intention to stop being part of any of my darling groups and its members, I decided to use Mondays as my day to share with you. To share what? A bit of everything. Whatever funny things I find surfing the web that make me laugh so hard it makes me feel self conscious even though I'm alone in the room. Or simply interesting, unrelated to anything stuff.

There is so much information available nowadays, it's impossible to really use it. And you have to find it first. So all those jokes, photographs, comments, blogs, ideas or whatever I find and want to share will probably find their way here.

And of course I will add a vintage recipe. I don't quite have a time bracket for what constitutes such a recipe. Depends on your age I guess. But let's just say they will all be at least 25 years old. Is that vintage really? For me it's the time I started actively collecting recipes.

And I think Mondays are the perfect day to read about something funny or interesting. Or just see a picture of comfort food. People tend to feel gloomy or cranky on Mondays. I will try to add a bit of spice to the beginning of the week.

Just my little way of thanking everyone who takes the time to come to this blog. At the end of the day, it's the main reason I'm so happy with it.

A few things for this week:

This Thursday (11th) is National Dulce de Leche Day. So I'm celebrating with this pound cake and some homemade ice cream too. If you never tasted it, I think it's about time you do. Seriously. Check this post for inspiration.
Are you on board the chocolate coconut train? Try these bars, it doesn't get much better.
Just the thing to make you laugh out loud: funny GIF's.
Hopefully this week, I will make this honey chicken and this unbelievable ice cream flavor.
From one of my favorite food blogs sporting vintage recipes, here's a modern way of separating eggs. Life might never be the same again.

Chocolate Walnut Sheet Cake

Yield: 12 servings 1x

Description

This cake recipe is glued to a sheet in a binder I started when I was 12. It's a torn recipe from a magazine when I lived in the US, so around 1982. The top layer remains gooey and rather soft, so I prefer to serve the cake directly from the pan.

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Ingredients

1 ¼ cups butter
½ cup + 2 Tbs cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups unsifted flour
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 14 oz can condensed milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º.
Grease a 13x18-inch pan and line bottom with foil if desired.
In a small saucepan melt 1 cup butter. Add cocoa and water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
In a large bowl mix flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
Make a well in the center and add cocoa mixture, 1/3 can of condensed milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix until the batter is smooth.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until cake springs back.
In a small saucepan (I use the same one) melt remaining ¼ cup butter.
Remove from heat and add 2 Tbs cocoa, and rest of condensed milk. Mix well.
Add powdered sugar and walnuts.
Spread over warm chocolate cake. Let cool completely.

Paula Montenegro

I'm Paula, a baker for more than 30 years and your designated recipe finder, sharing the best ones on this blog, with simple ingredients + easy-to-follow instructions.

Comments

Andrea_TheKitchenLioness says
October 11, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Paula, "Vintage Mondays" sounds like a wonderful idea to me - I am making a mental note to not forget to check for your Monday posts in particular! Having said that, your "Vintage" cake recipe looks like pure sweet comfort food, delicious!
Katie says
October 11, 2012 at 5:43 pm
This cake looks so moist! The crackly top reminds me of a brownie. I need a piece of this STAT. 🙂
everydaymaven says
October 09, 2012 at 1:54 pm
I love this! My mom collects cookbooks and has amassed quites the library. she has some awesome vintage ones with pages falling out. I should revisit them for inspiration!
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
October 09, 2012 at 11:46 am
OMG…this looks incredible, Paula!!! I'm so happy to hear we will be able to be given some of your vintage recipes. I can't wait!
thelittleloaf says
October 09, 2012 at 8:16 am
Love love love the look of that crackly crunchy topping. Yum!
kelly @ kellybakes says
October 09, 2012 at 4:49 am
I'm so glad I found your blog! I love gooey, fudgy brownies. They remind me of ones I used to help my dad make as a kid. I also love old cookbooks--in fact my dad just gave me a bunch of his and I love reading the titles of recipes and the instructions to see how they differ. Have you ever read any old cake decorating magazines or books? I have a bunch and the designs are simultaneously awesome in their intricacy as well as their gaudiness. It's impressive!
- wp_vknotes_admin says
  October 09, 2012 at 9:54 am
  I agree about the old cookbooks! I get my hands on them as much as I can. Thanks for stopping by!
e / dig in says
October 09, 2012 at 4:33 am
I'm reading this on tuesday and all that chocolateness looks a good as it did on vintage monday 🙂
yummychunklet says
October 08, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Looks gooey and delicious!
RavieNomNoms says
October 08, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Oh my goodness that almost looks like a brownie it is so rich!
Matthew 'mmWine' Horbund says
October 08, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Robin and I love vintage cookbooks as well. Sadly, we don't have a big collection. We'll have to get more to find delicious recipes like this!
CJ says
October 08, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Excellent cake that everybody would love.
Guru Uru says
October 08, 2012 at 7:23 pm
That looks so moist, Fudgy and delicious 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Alice Choi says
October 08, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Paula, love this! Now, will you eat this cake? 😛
Julia says
October 08, 2012 at 4:56 pm
Paula, this looks amazing. I will be trying it, but with pecans, sometime soon.
Baker Street says
October 08, 2012 at 12:04 pm
You're on a roll, Paula! Absolutely loving the gooey chocolate cake filled with nuts! Simply delicious.
cquek says
October 08, 2012 at 11:20 am
OMG – simply gorgeous. Your styling is exquisite…!
Medeja says
October 08, 2012 at 10:19 am
Gorgeous cake!
And seems like you have many great things lined up, hope to see them soon on your blog! 🙂

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